MK Youth Initiative unveils parish-based drive for Museveni’s grassroots mobilisation
The youth initiative says it will co-ordinate grassroots mobilisation, harmonise party structures and prepare for President Museveni’s visit in December as the ruling party seeks to regain ground lost in 2021.
MK task force national chairperson Abubakari Ayende (left) and John Okiru, chairman of the Youth Initiative in charge of Agriculture addressing a press conference regarding election monitoring. (Photos by Wilfred Sanya)
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Over 600,000 youths under the Muhoozi Kainerugaba (MK) Youth Initiative have unveiled a parish-based grassroots mobilisation strategy, anchored on direct contact with village leaders to strengthen deployment of voters ahead of preparations for the 2026 General Election.
The strategy is expected to aid in garnering support for NRM presidential candidate Yoweri Museveni.
Speaking to the media at the MK Youth Initiative at Kampala Centre, on December 15, 2025, MK task force national chairperson Abubakari Ayende said the initiative will emphasise door-to-door engagement and person-to-person persuasion methods to secure a decisive victory for Museveni.
The new taskforce will engage village, parish and constituency structures to address gaps that previously undermined the NRM’s performance, he said.
“This task force will help us identify weaknesses, strengthen our networks, and rally supporters behind the party’s presidential flagbearer. We cannot afford the same mistakes we made in the last election cycle,” he said.
He added that the mobilisation effort will span all regions of the country ahead of the election period.
Ayende said the NRM has been moving steadily since the launch of President Museveni’s campaign trail and expressed gratitude to communities where President Museveni has held rallies.
We are interacting with youth leaders at every level. Leaders meet at the parish and receive a direct message from the Patron Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, including guidance on how to conduct door–to–door campaigns.
"We are not moving in procession, but we follow the spirit of our Patron Kainerugaba, who does not tolerate corruption tendencies, but we do good work on the ground," Ayende said.
John Patrick Okiru, the MK Youth Initiative chairperson of agriculture empowerment, said the initiative will not tolerate any corruption to taint the NRM image.